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video capture setups question
howdy good people... some capture advice for a newbie would be vastly
appreciated i.e. on a budget i've just completed building a dedicated video editing machine in anticipation of editing some 8mm footage via ulead's studio7... and i need to know now what kind of analogue video capture-card you (experienced) guys might possibly recommend i could get-away with for around £100 or less... for example: i realise that hardware capture cards (the most expensive) are probably best for capturing 8mm video, but i'm rather hoping that some of the (cheaper) software solutions may also suffice? e.g. does anyone know for example if any of the TV capture cards are any good (or usable) or my purposes, and if so which ones can be recommended? also... do i need a 'separate' graphics card to be on my system as well as a capture card? (currently using a Gforce 400 MX 64meg) computer system comprises: windows 98se asus a7v8x mobo AMD 2500+ (barton) running at just under 2.2 gig (actual speed) single stick 512meg branded DDR3200 (DDR400) Gforce 400 MX 64meg graphics card 80gig maxtor-9 (7200 rpm) Ulead studio 7 + a bunch of other (appropriate) software many smiles + thanks in advance... from Sara |
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"Sara" wrote in message ... howdy good people... some capture advice for a newbie would be vastly appreciated i.e. on a budget i've just completed building a dedicated video editing machine in anticipation of editing some 8mm footage via ulead's studio7... and i need to know now what kind of analogue video capture-card you (experienced) guys might possibly recommend i could get-away with for around £100 or less... for example: i realise that hardware capture cards (the most expensive) are probably best for capturing 8mm video, but i'm rather hoping that some of the (cheaper) software solutions may also suffice? e.g. does anyone know for example if any of the TV capture cards are any good (or usable) or my purposes, and if so which ones can be recommended? also... do i need a 'separate' graphics card to be on my system as well as a capture card? (currently using a Gforce 400 MX 64meg) computer system comprises: windows 98se asus a7v8x mobo AMD 2500+ (barton) running at just under 2.2 gig (actual speed) single stick 512meg branded DDR3200 (DDR400) Gforce 400 MX 64meg graphics card 80gig maxtor-9 (7200 rpm) Ulead studio 7 + a bunch of other (appropriate) software many smiles + thanks in advance... from Sara Upgrade your graphic card to a vivo (video in- video out) card and get more for your money. Asus make a 9600xt with vivo, which I have, and I changed to Ulead studio 7 to get jerk free captures at DVD standard mpeg2. |
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"John Russell" wrote in message
... "Sara" wrote in message ... howdy good people... some capture advice for a newbie would be vastly appreciated i.e. on a budget i've just completed building a dedicated video editing machine in anticipation of editing some 8mm footage via ulead's studio7... and i need to know now what kind of analogue video capture-card you (experienced) guys might possibly recommend i could get-away with for around £100 or less... for example: i realise that hardware capture cards (the most expensive) are probably best for capturing 8mm video, but i'm rather hoping that some of the (cheaper) software solutions may also suffice? e.g. does anyone know for example if any of the TV capture cards are any good (or usable) or my purposes, and if so which ones can be recommended? also... do i need a 'separate' graphics card to be on my system as well as a capture card? (currently using a Gforce 400 MX 64meg) computer system comprises: windows 98se asus a7v8x mobo AMD 2500+ (barton) running at just under 2.2 gig (actual speed) single stick 512meg branded DDR3200 (DDR400) Gforce 400 MX 64meg graphics card 80gig maxtor-9 (7200 rpm) Ulead studio 7 + a bunch of other (appropriate) software many smiles + thanks in advance... from Sara Upgrade your graphic card to a vivo (video in- video out) card and get more for your money. Asus make a 9600xt with vivo, which I have, and I changed to Ulead studio 7 to get jerk free captures at DVD standard mpeg2. I agree upgrading to a video card that supports vivo is the best way to go. I use an MSI Geforce Ti4200 VIVO card and it works great. Besides the 9600XT suggested, here are several good deals at Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...121-161&depa=1 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...170-037&depa=1 - Dave |
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Your current video card may be adequate for your needs. If you have a
free PCI slot and don't want to buy a new graphics card, there are plenty of options. I like the Prolink X-Capture, which uses the Conexant 881 chipset. It captures at up to 720x480 without a hitch, but it doesn't have a tuner. If you just want to capture through a composite (RCA) or S-Video jack, then you can get one of these cards in the states for under $50. In the UK, you can find a card with the same chipset by MSI called the TV@nywhere (which has a tuner and radio reception, too) for £33.99 at Simply Computers (www.simply.co.uk). You can find reviews on the TV @nywhere cards all over the net. BG |
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